Indonesia's Population Reached 273 Million at the End of 2021

The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs recorded that Indonesia's population had reached 273.87 million as of December 31, 2021.

This figure shows that Indonesia's population increased by 1.64 million during the June-December 2021 period.

The province with the largest population is West Java, with a population of 48.22 million at the end of 2021. This is followed by East Java with 41.06 million, Central Java with 37.31 million, and North Sumatra with 15.24 million.

The province with the smallest population is North Kalimantan, with a population of only 697,990. This is followed by West Papua with 1.15 million, and Gorontalo with 1.2 million.

More Males Than Females

Based on gender, as of December 31, 2021, the number of males in Indonesia was greater than the number of females. The Indonesian population comprised 138.3 million males (50.5%) and 135.57 million females (49.5%).

Based on marital status, 125.58 million (45.85%) of the Indonesian population were unmarried, while 133.03 million (48.57%) were married.

There were also 4.15 million (1.52%) individuals with divorced status and 11.11 million (4.06%) with widowed status.